CSO Sibelius Symphony 2 - program 04-22-22 by Charlotte Symphony Orchestra

SIBELIUS

o SYMPHONY N . 2 SHOSTAKOVITCH

VIOLIN CONCERTO No. 1

Karen Kamensek, conductor Calin Ovidiu Lupanu, violin

April 22 & 23

Knight Theater

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WHAT’S INSIDE A Message from the President & CEO 3 Concert Program 5 Artist Biographies 6 2021-22 Musician Roster 8 About the CSO 13 Spotlight: 2022-23 Season 14 Program Notes 16 Annual Fund Donors 20 Corporate & Foundation Sponsors 26 Giving Societies 28 Infusion Fund 30 Board of Directors & Trustees 32 Administration 33

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WELCOME

Welcome!

As we sit in the concert hall, enjoying the glorious sounds flowing around us from the stage, it’s sometimes easy to forget that the Orchestra is not simply a great ensemble, but is comprised of many talented individual musicians — our fellow Charlotteans — who have logged countless hours learning, practicing, and performing, leading up to this very moment. Offstage, the Charlotte Symphony’s musicians act as our community’s musical ambassadors, spreading the gift of music throughout the city every day, from classrooms and places to worship to festivals and breweries, and everywhere in between. I stand in awe of the artistry and dedication of the CSO’s musicians at each concert, which is why I’m so thrilled that this month we’ll be shining a special spotlight on two of our incredible musicians: Concertmaster Calin Lupanu, who will solo in Shostakovich’s thrilling Violin Concerto No. 1 on April 22–23; and

Alan Black, who performs his final solo as Principal Cello on April 3 at our inaugural concert at the Sarah Belk Gambrell Center at Queens University in a program celebrating music’s innate ability to heal. While there is still much to enjoy this season, I invite you to explore the details of our exciting 2022-23 season which was recently announced. The season will include a unique partnership with the Mint Museum, amongst many collaborations and new initiatives, and a stellar lineup of classical, film, pops, and family concerts — all curated to delight music-lovers of all kinds. As always, thank you for joining us, and enjoy the performance.

David Fisk President & CEO

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Friday, April 22, 2022 | 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 23, 2022 | 7:30 p.m. Knight Theater at Levine Center for the Arts

Karen Kamensek, conductor Calin Ovidiu Lupanu, violin

VICTORIA BORISOVA-OLLAS (b. 1964)

DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH (1906-1975)

Angelus (United States Premiere Performance)

Concerto for Violin in A minor, Op. 99 I. Nocturne. Moderato II. Scherzo. Allegro III. Passacaglia. Andante – Cadenza IV. Burlesque. Allegro con brio Calin Ovidiu Lupanu, violin INTERMISSION

JEAN SIBELIUS (1865-1957)

Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43 I. Allegretto II. Andante, ma rubato III. Vivacissimo IV. Finale: Allegro moderato

There will be one 20-minute intermission.

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CONDUCTOR Karen Kamensek conductor These performances mark Karen Kamensek’s first appearance with the Charlotte Symphony.

Karen Kamensek’s remarkable versatility and expansive artistry, coupled with her deep commitment to championing composers of the 20th and 21st century, is reflected in her work in both the opera house and on the concert stage. Recently, she made her long-awaited Metropolitan Opera debut with the Olivier award-winning Phelim McDermott production of Glass’ Akhnaten — her recording with the Met of this opera won the 2022 GRAMMY™ Award for Best Opera Recording — as well as debuts with the Malmö Symphony Orchestra and the Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra conducting works by Camille Pépin and Tōru Takemitsu, respectively. Ms. Kamensek began her 21/22 season with a long-awaited conducting debut at the Lyric Opera of Chicago in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte and closes the season with a return to the Metropolitan Opera for a revival of Glass’ Akhnaten. In February she led the orchestra of the Opéra National du Rhin in the world premiere of Glass’ ballet Alice choreographed by Amir Hosseinpour and Jonathan Lunn. In April she makes her debut with the Arizona Opera in a new production of Mozart’s Così fan tutte. Her orchestral conducting performances include a Mostly-Bernstein program with the Orchestre de Chambre de Paris and a debut with the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra in a program featuring Borisova-Ollas, Shostakovich, and Sibelius. 6 conductor

Frequently in demand as a guest conductor with many of today’s most prominent opera companies and orchestras, Ms. Kamensek’s recent opera highlights include her debut and return performances with the English National Opera in Glass’ Akhnaten and Satyagraha; her debut with the San Francisco Opera conducting a new production of Floyd’s Susannah; and the Royal Swedish Opera’s production of Victoria Borisova-Ollas’ Dracula. Recent orchestral highlights include a focus on living-composer Thea Musgrave with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic as part of their highlylauded Composer Festival; a live-to-film performance of Miloš Forman’s iconic Oscar-winning film Amadeus with the Oslo Philharmonic; and performances of Philip Glass’/Ravi Shankar’s collaboration “Passages” with master sitar player Anoushka Shankar leading the Britten Symphonia in the Royal Albert Hall as part of the BBC Proms. For more information please visit

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GUEST ARTIST Calin Ovidiu Lupanu violin Concertmaster Calin Lupanu, the Catherine & Wilton Connor Chair, joined the Charlotte Symphony in 2003.

Born in Timisoara, Romania, violinist Calin Ovidiu Lupanu completed his undergraduate studies at the Music Academy in Bucharest, where he served as Concertmaster of the conservatory’s Chamber Orchestra. During his summers as a student, Mr. Lupanu performed in festival orchestras in Lanciano, Italy as Assistant Concertmaster and the Young Soloists Orchestra “Fiori Rari” in Lugano, Switzerland as Concertmaster. Upon graduation, he was appointed Violin Professor at the Music Academy. While in Bucharest, Lupanu joined the Lipatti String Quartet as first violin, continuing in that capacity for 10 years. In 1995, they were named Quartet-inResidence at the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee, where Lupanu earned a Performance Certificate in Chamber Music. While at UWM, the quartet was featured as Ensemble-in-Residence with the Pabst Theater. Lupanu’s awards as a soloist include the First Prizes of the International Violin Competition in Stresa, Italy, and the National Violin Competition in Suceava, Romania. Prior to winning the national audition for the Charlotte Symphony, Lupanu served as Assistant Concertmaster of the Green Bay Symphony Orchestra, Concertmaster of the Evansville Philharmonic, principal player in the Alabama Symphony, and Concertmaster of the West Virginia Symphony.

In addition to his season-long responsibilities in Charlotte, Lupanu maintains a busy summer schedule, participating in such festivals as Bach and Beyond, Aspen, Lower Saxony, Strings in the Mountains, and the Colorado Music Festival, the latter of which he has served as Concertmaster since 2004 and Chamber Music Coordinator since 2014. A very active chamber musician, Lupanu has collaborated with the Fine Arts Quartet, Angela Cheng, Jon Nakamatsu, Christopher Taylor, Orion Weiss, Andres Cardenes, Lynn Harrell, Desmond Hoebig, Jose Feghali, Olga Kern, Joshua Roman, Phillip Bush, and was featured as a soloist with the Evansville Philharmonic, Alabama Symphony, Green Bay Symphony, Charlotte Symphony, and the Colorado Music Festival Orchestra. A very dedicated teacher, Lupanu maintains an active teaching studio in Charlotte and served as Lecturer in Strings at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro. Since 2016, Calin Lupanu and his wife, Monica Boboc, have started the non-profit ensemble and series, Chamber Music for All, committed to providing high quality chamber music performances and educational projects, accessible to both younger audiences as well as experienced listeners. Mr. Lupanu plays a violin made by Pierre Silvestre in Lyon, France in 1857.

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MUSICIANS

YOUR CHARLOTTE SYMPHONY Christopher Warren-Green, Music Director Christopher James Lees, Resident Conductor FIRST VIOLINS Calin Ovidiu Lupanu

Concertmaster The Catherine & Wilton Connor Chair

Joseph Meyer

Associate Concertmaster

Kari Giles

Assistant Concertmaster

Ernest Pereira° Susan Blumberg°° Jane Hart Brendle Emily Chatham°° Lenora Leggatt† Ellyn Stuart Jenny Topilow°° Angela Watson† Dustin Wilkes-Kim SECOND VIOLINS Oliver Kot Principal The Wolfgang Roth Chair

Kathleen Jarrell

Assistant Principal The Pepsi-Cola Foundation of Charlotte Chair

Carlos Tarazona° Sakira Harley° Monica Boboc Tatiana Karpova Martha Geissler Alice Silva†

VIOLAS Benjamin Geller

FLUTES Victor Wang

Alaina Rea

Amy Orsinger Whitehead Erinn Frechette

Principal The Zoe Bunten Merrill Principal Viola Chair Assistant Principal

Ellen Ferdon Cynthia Frank Nancy Marsh Levine Viara Stefanova Ning Zhao CELLOS Alan Black

Principal The Kate Whitner McKay Principal Cello Chair

Jonathan Lewis

Assistant Principal

Marlene Ballena Drew Dansby† Jeremy Lamb Sarah Markle Denielle Wilson† DOUBLE BASSES Kurt Riecken

Principal The Blumenthal Foundation Chair

PICCOLO Erinn Frechette OBOES Hollis Ulaky

Principal The Leo B. Driehuys Chair‡

Erica Cice Terry Maskin ENGLISH HORN Terry Maskin CLARINETS Taylor Marino

Principal The Gary H. & Carolyn M. Bechtel Chair

Samuel Sparrow Allan Rosenfeld

Judson Baines

E♭ CLARINET Samuel Sparrow

Jeffrey Ferdon Jason McNeel

BASS CLARINET Allan Rosenfeld

Principal

Assistant Principal

This roster lists the full-time members of the Charlotte Symphony. The number and seating of musicians onstage varies depending on the piece being performed.

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MUSICIANS BASSOONS Olivia Oh* Principal

Joshua Hood

Acting Principal

Margaret O'Leary† Naho Zhu† CONTRABASSOON Naho Zhu† HORNS Byron Johns

Principal The Mr. & Mrs. William H. Van Every Chair

Andrew Fierova Robert Rydel Richard Goldfaden Philip Brindise†

TRUMPETS Alex Wilborn

Principal The Betty J. Livingstone Chair

Jonathan Kaplan Gabriel Slesinger

Associate Principal The Marcus T. Hickman Chair

TROMBONES John Bartlett Principal

Thomas Burge BASS TROMBONE Scott Hartman Principal

TUBA Derek Fenstermacher†

Acting Principal The Governor James G. Martin Chair

TIMPANI Jacob Lipham

Principal The Robert Haywood Morrison Chair

PERCUSSION Brice Burton Principal

HARP Andrea Mumm Trammell Principal The Dr. Billy Graham Chair

° Non-revolving position °° Alternates between first and second violins † Acting member of the Charlotte Symphony ‡ Funded by The Symphony Guild of Charlotte, Inc. * On leave

MUSICIAN SPOTLIGHT

Brice Burton Principal Percussion For more information about Charlotte Symphony musicians, visit

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Originally from San Diego, Brice Burton has played percussion since the age of eight. Before joining the Charlotte Symphony, Burton received both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Percussion Performance at the University of Southern California. He has performed with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, San Diego Symphony, Kansas City Symphony, and New World Symphony. Outside of orchestral performances, Burton teaches at Queen’s University of Charlotte and Davidson University. When asked what he loves most about being a professional musician, Burton said, “Making beautiful music with my colleagues and the freedom of making my own musical decisions. I also love the opportunities that music provides – I’ve had some incredible experiences and met many interesting people, both musicians and classical music fans. People light up when you tell them you’re a musician and I love hearing their stories.” musicians 9

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Celebrating its 90th anniversary in the 2021-22 season, the Charlotte Symphony (CSO) is committed to uplifting, entertaining, and educating the diverse communities of Charlotte-Mecklenburg and beyond through exceptional musical experiences. A cornerstone of Charlotte’s arts and cultural landscape, the CSO performs around 150 concerts annually in addition to robust community engagement and education efforts. Led by internationally renowned Music Director Christopher Warren-Green, the Symphony upholds the highest artistic integrity and takes bold steps to engage the community through music. The CSO employs 62 professional full time musicians, performs throughout the community, and offers significant educational programming aimed at serving areas of our community with the greatest need. Core programming runs September to May and includes Classical, Pops, Movie, and Family series, plus other special performances with notable soloists. We also serve as the soundtrack to our community’s ballet and opera productions. We perform everywhere from community parks and schools to breweries, places of worship, and senior care centers. We are deeply committed to the notion that music, accessible to all and experienced in many forms, enriches and unifies our community.

Christopher Warren-Green music director

Now in his twelfth season with the Charlotte Symphony, Music Director Christopher Warren-Green also serves as Music Director of the London Chamber Orchestra. Key engagements have included the Philadelphia and Minnesota Orchestras; Detroit, Houston, St Louis, Toronto, Milwaukee, Seattle and Vancouver symphony orchestras; Washington’s National Symphony Orchestra; the Philharmonia, London Philharmonic, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, and Royal Scottish National orchestras. 2021–22 marks Warren-Green’s final season as Music Director of Charlotte Symphony, after which he will become Conductor Laureate and Artistic Adviser. Highlights this season include an all-English program celebrating the orchestra’s 90th birthday and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9. A product of community music education, Warren-Green plays a key role in the CSO’s educational efforts including the Youth Orchestras and Project Harmony.

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SPOTLIGHT

World Class. Engaging. Educating. Inclusive. Serving its Community.

The Charlotte Symphony is…for everyone! The Charlotte Symphony will show off its incredible range and versatility during its recently announced 2022–23 season, which welcomes a variety of guest conductors and artists with perspectives from around the world. You’ll experience the full spectrum of orchestral music through the Classical, Pops, Family, and Movie series — plus a renewed commitment, and expanded access, to educational offerings and community events. “The 2022–23 season is truly emblematic of what the Charlotte Symphony does best,” said President and CEO David Fisk. “With such a wide range of offerings, the CSO really does have something for everyone!”

The 2022–23 Classical series presents world-class performances of the greatest works, ranging from standards of the repertoire to music by today’s most talented composers. Hear Beethoven’s rarely performed Triple Concerto and his beloved Pastoral Symphony, PIVOT by Grammy-nominated composer Anna Clyne, Mendelssohn’s Hymn of Praise, and much more. Familiar faces also take center stage when Concertmaster Calin Ovidiu Lupanu performs Bruch’s Violin Concerto and Christopher Warren-Green, who will then be Conductor Laureate of the Charlotte Symphony, leads the Orchestra in his worldrenowned interpretation of Handel’s Messiah. 14 spotlight: 2022-23 season

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The Sandra and Leon Levine Pops Series brings the music of your life — to life! Next season, the series will feature a range of musical favorites from the greatest Soul and R&B hits made popular by powerhouse women like Tina Turner and Aretha Franklin to a celebration of the iconic music of The Beatles, and the best of five decades of Bond films — all made even more extraordinary by the lush sounds of the Charlotte Symphony.

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Your favorite movies just wouldn’t be the same without their incredible soundtracks. The CSO’s 2022–23 Movie Series showcases legendary film scores, performed live to film, for the ultimate “surround-sound” experience. The series will feature The Polar Express, The Princess Bride, Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark, and the finale of the CSO’s performances of the Star Wars Trilogy with Return of the Jedi.

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The Charlotte Symphony believes that music plays a vital role in lifelong learning and is committed to nurturing a passion for orchestral music in Charlotte through diverse educational programming and instruction. Next season, the CSO presents four onehour concerts designed for children ages 4–9 including the Halloween special Symphony Spooktacular, Holiday Pops, The Emperor’s New Clothes with Grey Seal Puppets, and Classical Kids Live: Tchaikovsky Discovers America, the true story of Tchaikovsky’s arrival in New York through his most beloved music.

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PROGRAM NOTES VICTORIA BORISOVA-OLLAS born: December 21, 1969 in Vladivostok, Russia

Angelus (2008) premiere: June 8, 2008 in Munich The Charlotte Symphony is honored to present the US premiere of Angelus with these performances. The city where no birds are singing and no bells are ringing is a dead city. If measured by the intensity of its daily bell-ringing Munich would undoubtedly prove to be the most vivid city in modern Europe. Upon receiving a request from Munich Philharmonic Orchestra to write a composition dedicated to the 850th anniversary of their home town, I decided to visit Munich for the first time in my life. It was a weekend at the end of September 2006. On Sunday morning, at the first tolling of the bells of the Peterskirche, I started a long walk around the city, armed with a thick guide book and a MiniDisc recorder. The first bell ringing on my disc was of course the one from Peterskirche. At noon the sounds of the wonderful Rathaus glockenspiel were also recorded. At 5.45 p.m. I was standing in front of the Frauenkirche waiting with a great impatience for the ringing of the bells announcing the Angelus service. Afterwards I joined the crowd attending the “Gottesdienst der Nationen,” quite a remarkable evening service held in 5 different languages. By the end of that memorable day the title and the structure of the future composition was clear to me.

Angelus starts with a hint of a Celtic chant, as a very vague greeting from ancient times. Out of the mists of the very remote past the first tolls of the church bell emerge. It is an imitation of the early morning bell of the Peterskirche. Bells of the nearby churches join in. They are accompanied by the sounds of singing birds (woodwinds). The persistent energy of time rapidly and vigorously passing by is reflected in the next episode followed by the one minute short stop at Marienplatz. The Glockenspiel of the Rathaus is playing the 3 Höfelein melody by Friedrich Silcher. Afterwards we gradually slide into the Angelus tolling of the Frauenkirche and into the evening church service itself. At the end of the piece there is the last bell-ringing of the day to be heard from Peterskirche again. As I was walking to my hotel along the streets of Munich on that Sunday evening the following words were echoing in my mind: “However often we lose faith in Our Lord, He never loses His faith in us”. For 850 years ago the church bell sounded in the very heart of the future city of Munich for the first time, struck by the hand of a lonely monk. It has never since stopped ringing. —Victoria Borisova-Ollas

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PROGRAM NOTES DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH born: September 25, 1906 in St. Petersburg, Russia died: August 9, 1975 in Moscow, Russia

Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor Opus 99 (1948, rev. 1955) premiere: October 29, 1955 in St. Petersburg In January of 1948, Communist leader Andrei Zhdanov summoned members of the Union of Soviet Composers for a conference. There, Zhdanov censured such prominent Russian composers as Shostakovich, Prokofiev, and Khachaturian for writing music that displayed “formalist deviations, subjectivism, and the rejection of Socialist Realism.” At the conference, Shostakovich’s compositions were characterized as favored listening “of nobody except foreign bandits and imperialists.” A month later, Zhdanov issued an official decree that included a condemnation of Shostakovich’s music. Shostakovich completed his First Violin Concerto on March 24, 1948, the month after the Zhdanov decree. He dedicated the work to his dear friend, the brilliant Russian violinist David Oistrakh. Shostakovich well understood, given the existing political climate, that a performance of this complex, enigmatic score was out of the question. In fact, it was not until after Stalin’s death in 1953 that even a modicum of artistic freedom became possible in Soviet Russia. The premiere of the Shostakovich First Violin Concerto took place seven years after its original composition, with Oistrakh, the work’s dedicatee, as the soloist. Oistrakh, an immensely popular Soviet artist, championed the work in an article

that appeared at the time of the premiere. His defense of the Concerto was not only eloquent but courageous, given the fact that his assessment came in advance of any “official” verdict by the Soviet Composers’ Union: We have prepared this premiere with the very greatest care—we have insisted on about ten rehearsals in the presence of the composer...The Concerto poses exceedingly interesting problems for the performer, who plays, as it were, a pithy “Shakespearean” role, which demands from him complete emotional and intellectual involvement, and gives him ample opportunities not only to demonstrate his virtuosity but above all to reveal his deepest feelings, thoughts and moods. The premiere was a great success, and Oistrakh’s continued advocacy of the work helped to assure its status as one of the premier 20th-century Violin Concertos. The First Violin Concerto is in four movements. The first is an extended, mysterious Nocturne. The second movement Scherzo is a danse macabre. The slow-tempo third movement is a Passacaglia, a series of variations over a repeated figure introduced by the cellos, bass, and timpani. A lengthy solo Cadenza leads without pause to the closing movement (Burlesque) in the spirit of a trepak, a vigorous Russian dance. program notes 17

PROGRAM NOTES JEAN SIBELIUS born: December 8, 1865 in Tavastehus, Finland died: September 20, 1957 in Järvenpää, Finland

Symphony No. 2 in D Major Opus 43 (1902) premiere: March 8, 1902 in Helsinki, Finland In the fall of 1900, Jean Sibelius and his family departed their native Finland for Italy, stopping first in Berlin. In February 1901, they finally reached their destination— Rapallo. In that Northern Italian town, Sibelius began his Symphony No. 2. In May, Sibelius and his family returned to Finland. There, Sibelius continued to work on the Symphony No. 2. In November of 1901, Sibelius informed his friend Alex Carpelan that he had almost completed the Symphony. However, Sibelius continued to revise it, necessitating the postponement until March of the planned January 1902 premiere. Sibelius conducted the premiere of his Second Symphony in Helsinki on March 8, 1902. It was a rousing success, and Sibelius repeated the program on March 10, 14, and 16, each time to a capacity audience. At the time, Finland was suffering under the yoke of Russian oppression. It’s not surprising that Finnish patriotic emotions were at a fever pitch. In an article that appeared the day after the premiere of the Symphony No. 2, Finnish conductor Robert Kajanus ascribed the following program to the last three movements of the Second Symphony:

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The Andante strikes one as the most broken-hearted protest against all the injustice that threatens at the present time to deprive the sun of its light and our flowers of their scent...The scherzo gives a picture of frenetic preparation. Everyone piles his straw on the haystack, all fibres are strained and every second seems to last an hour. One senses in the contrasting trio section with its oboe motive in G flat major what is at stake. The finale develops toward a triumphant conclusion intended to rouse in the listener a picture of lighter and confident prospects for the future. Years later, conductor Georg Schnéevoigt, a close friend of Sibelius, wrote that the opening movement depicts the untroubled pastoral life of the Finnish people before the onslaught of foreign oppression. Throughout his life, Sibelius emphatically denied that the Second Symphony was based upon any such programs. Still, it is not at all surprising that the Finnish people continued to find a personal message of hope in a fiercely dramatic (and in the end, triumphant) work by their greatest composer. The Sibelius Symphony No. 2 remains a source of inspiration and pride for the Finnish people, as well as a mainstay of the international symphonic repertoire.

PROGRAM NOTES The Second Symphony is in four movements. The first (Allegretto) opens with a repeated ascending figure in the strings, based upon a three-pitch motif that will form the nucleus for several themes throughout the Symphony. The slow-tempo second movement (Tempo, Andante, ma rubato) incorporates music Sibelius first associated with an encounter between Don Juan and Death.

The third movement is a quicksilver scherzo (Vivacissimo) and pastoral trio. The concluding movement (Finale. Allegro moderato) follows without pause. The Symphony’s opening three-note motif is now presented in an heroic transformation. In the stunning climax the motif achieves an eloquent and radiant apotheosis.

Symposium, an 1894 group portrait by the great Finnish painter Akseli Gallen-Kallela (1865 – 1931). From left: the artist, composer Oskar Merikanto, conductor Robert Kajanus, and composer Jean Sibelius.

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SUPPORTERS

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Glenn Sherrill Mr. Ron G. Sherrill Nancy E. Simpson Emily & Zach Smith Marsha & Robert L. Stickler Mrs. H. Dickson Stowe Dr. Mark R. Swanson Deborah J. Cox & Bob Szymkiewicz Chris & Jim Teat Dr. John A. Thompson, Jr. & Dr. Lee Rocamora James H. Trexler & Kelly Zellars Dr. Cynthia H. Tyson Drs. Iris Cheng & Daniel Uri Paul & Susan Vadnais Ms. Dana Vestal Ellen & Jimmie Wade Mary Claire & Dan Wall Edgar & Karen Whitener Dr. Shanté Williams supporters 21

SUPPORTERS PATRON CIRCLE $1,500 – $2,499

Anonymous Marcia Adams Ross & Michele Annable Dan & Barbara Austell Merilyn & Craig Baldwin Katherine M. Belk Erskine & Crandall Bowles Mary & Charles Bowman Mr. Donald Butler Jane & Larry Cain Ms. Catherine P. Carstarphen Dr. W. Gerald Cochran & Mr. Timothy D. Grudger James Crosthwaite Gwin Dalton Elizabeth Betty Eaton Arlene H. Elisha Ms. Anne Marie Forbes Timothy & Kara Gallagher Katherine G. Hall Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin F. Hill, Jr. Gene & Helen Katz Staci & Matthew Marino George McLendon & Carol Quillen Ms. Nadine Melka Cricket Weston & David Molinaro Michael & Debbie O’Hara Caroline Olzinski Arvind & Helen Patil Mr. Vincent Phillips & Mr. Paul Pope John & Wilma Pinter John & Susan Rae Jane Perry Shoemaker Mr. & Mrs. Pope A. Shuford Dr. Bernard Reen III & Ms. Teresa Starr Richard R. Taylor Mr. & Mrs. Hans Teich Tillie S. Tice Daniel & Kathleen Troy Vera Watson Grant Webb Mrs. Eugenia N. White Michael & Kathy White Deems Wilson Floyd Wisner & Glenda Colman

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$1,000 – $1,499

Anonymous Michael & Lee Abbott Mrs. Kathleen Allison Larry Anderson Ann L. Armstrong JWD Atchison Sharon Baker & Peter Moore Carol B. Barber Morgan Beggs Shirley W. Benfield Richard & Christie Benoit Donald H. & Barbara K. Bernstein Family Foundation Ms. Melody Birmingham Joye D. Blount & Jessie J. Knight Jr. Ms. Brett Blumenthal & Mr. David Wax Marilyn & Herb Bonkovsky Twig & Barbara Branch Frannie & Herb Browne Ralph Canfield Ms. Elizabeth Carr David M. Cody Dr. & Mrs. Charles E. Cook Ann F. Copeland Mr. Mark Copeland Sarah & Larry Dagenhart Christopher & Elizabeth Daly Dan & Jeannette Davis Ralph & Troyann Dougherty Chery Drake-Bowers Mrs. Geraldine S. Emmert Bob & Judy Erb Trae & Kate Fletcher James C. Fort Lucy Quintilliano & Leonard Fumi Jenn & Taylor Gherardi Mr. Mark Gibbs Carol & Joseph Gigler Dan & Linda Gordon Carleen & Jim Grossman Joyce & Ed Hamilton Mr. Stefan Heinzelmann Anne J. Henderson Mr. & Mrs. Jon Hunt Paul & Linda Ibsen Lea & Stuart Johnson Rebecca & Lex Jones Mr. & Mrs. Ron Kaufman Joan Kirschner Dr. & Mrs. Jack Kramer

Marilyn Kroll Maria Kurtz Jennie Buckner & Steve Landers Ms. LaTanya Lofton Hogue James Lynch Mr. & Mrs. Yih-Han Ma Dr. & Mrs. William W. MacDonald Dr. & Mrs. Randolph Mahnesmith Staci & Matthew Marino Richard & Anna Marriott Holly & Christopher Maurer Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. McCracken Nydia McCrohan Eric Miller Thomas & Susan Mitchell Susan D. Montgomery Tom & Sally Moore Kirsten Morris Eugene P. Kueny & Don C. Niehus Mr. & Mrs. E. O. Oakley Karen L. Oldham Anita & Gale Pendergraph Mr. & Mrs. Rodney C. Pitts Dr. William Porter & Peggy Davis Haywood & Sabine Rankin Brendan Reen Rita & Thomas Robinson Mrs. Gail C. Salmon Dr. Stephen P. Schultz & Donna Dutton Mr. & Mrs. William Seifert Katy & Raleigh Shoemaker Michael Silverman Molly & Conrad Sloan Dr. & Mrs. Henry L. Smith II Scott Smith Mr. Murray Somerville Morris & Patricia Spearman Ken Spielfogel & Richard Withem Mr. Clark Starnes Robert & Maxine Stein Kathryn Stewart Mrs. Phyllis Stokes Al & Alice Sudduth Ann & Wellford Tabor Mr. & Mrs. James Traylor Mr. & Mrs. C. L. Trenkelbach Sarah S. Tull Mrs. William K. Van Allen Craig & Gail Van Der Veer Mr. & Mrs. Michael Van Glish Bill & Rita Vandiver

SUPPORTERS Dr. & Mrs. Bill Chu & Jin Wang Linda & Craig Weisbruch Pam & Steve West Peter White Jenny Widmer Bryan Wilhelm John Drew Witherington Ms. Judith Wood Mr. & Mrs. John A. Yakob Mrs. Anne Yudell

$500 – $999

Doug & Lynda Abel Mark Abrams & Iris Prandi Leigh & Rhonda Armistead Mr. Manuel Arrese JWD Atchison Charles G. Farrar & Marcia Avedon Mr. Jeff Ballast William & Linda Bantz Mrs. Natascha A. Bechtler Bob & Cathy Becker Mr. & Mrs. Carl Belk John & Katherine Beltz Dr. John L. Bennett & Mr. Eric T. Johnson James Biddlecome Stuart Blackmon Lawton & Janette Blandford Betsy & Scott Bodien Mr. Nicholas Bonevac Tara Box Mr. & Mrs. John Bradley Ms. Marianne Bragg James Broadstone Aram & Scott Bryan Mr. Ronald Bryson Mr. Charles Budd Ms. Nancy Butzek Greg & Mary Lou Cagle Barbara F. Caine Maggie Callen Ms. Lisa Callen Susan C. Carr Dianne & Jan Cates Mr. Brent Clevenger Paul & Anne Colavita Mr. Thomas E. Collins, Jr. Mr. Kilian Cooley Martin & Leslie Cooper Mr. & Mrs. Alpo F. Crane Ellen M. Crowley Marylin Culp & Gene Le Beau Rufus Dalton

Peter De Arcangelis Mr. R. Stuart Dickson Doug & Diane Doak Rebecca Elliott Martin Ericson Dr. & Mrs. J. Murray Fadial Doug Faris Dr. Rezvan Rafi & Dr. Saeed Fatenejad Tom & Gail Fennimore Lawrence W. Fetner, Jr. Christopher Friesen Dr. John & Eileen Gardella Stephen C. & Jean S. Geller Mr. & Mrs. Kodwo Ghartey-Tagoe Pete & Stacy Gherardi Sara E. Gibson Donna Gibson Sarah Goad Mr. Walter H. Goodwin, Esq. Ms. Cynthia Greenlee Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Groth Ms. Tara Harris Mr. & Mrs. Lowrance Harry Mr. & Mrs. Michael D. Heafner Logan & Jennifer Henderson Roger K. Hill Dr. Susan Hungness Joan Irwin Pete & Phyllis Johnson Tim & Kathryn Johnson E. Joann Jones Steven & Mary Kesselman Nancy H. Kiser Theodore & Dorothy Kramer Jonathan Lamb Tom & Mary Last Christopher James Lees Jerome & Barbara Levin Mr. Michael Lewandowski Mr. George Linfors Donald Liotta Mr. Agus Loekman Lucinda Nisbet Lucas Francis & Paula Martin Kim & Alan Maxwell Jeanne McCarthy Veronica McComb Juliette & Joseph McLelland Tom & Sandy Meckley Mr. & Mrs. Kiran H. Mehta Roy H. Michaux Anne & Brad Mitchell Gary & Fran Morrison

In Memory of Patricia Nims Sara & Tom Nolan Dr. & Mrs. Michael E. Norman Nancy Olah & Bill Pace Christopher Parides Pamela Pearson & Charles Peach Gwen Peterson & Tom Hodge Janet & Rick Pfeiffer Mr. John H. Pickett Barbara M. Pooley Dr. & Mrs. James E. Pugh Dr. & Mrs. R. Pinkney Rankin, Jr. Morry Alter & Joan Rasmussen Jane Ratteree Casey Rentch Ms. Margaret Rogers & Mr. John R. Willis Robert & Christine Rydel John Schroeder, in honor of Patty McArthur Harriet Seabrook Dr. & Mrs. Marvin Shapiro Mr. Andrew Silliker Julia J. Souther Bill & Mary Staton Mr. & Mrs. Larry Stern William & Catherine Stone Sam & Martha Stowe Dr. & Mrs. Thomas Stubbs Wesley & Claudia Sturges Mr. & Mrs. Warren W. Sturm Faye F. Sultan & Kenneth Essex George & Brenda Sweet Martha Swetka John & Margaret Switzer Ms. Sarah Teague Nancy & Dick Thigpen Ms. Kelly Thomas Frances & Bill Thompson Ms. Catherine E. Thompson & Mr. Martin Hunter Tim Timson James & Melanie Twyne Greg & Sandy Vlahos David Walters Qiuming Wei Mr. & Mrs. Tom Weidman Barnet & Harriet Weinstock Zelda White Dr. Thomas H. White Mr. & Mrs. Charles Williams Dan & Susan Yardley supporters 23

SUPPORTERS $250 – $499

Anonymous Tony & Susan Abbott Mr. & Mrs. Andrew A. Adair, Esq. Anna Akins Leslie Antoniel Andrew & Karen Antoszyk Ms. Barbara J. Avard Mary Lou & Jim Babb Judi Bainbridge Dr. & Mrs. Michael J. Bell Ms. Linda Bentley Mortimer & Josephine Cohen Fund Megan Blankemeyer List Jeffrey Boghosian Steve Bost Saul & Martha Brenner Mr. & Mrs. Terry Broderick Mary E. Bruno David H. & Barbara J. Burns Mrs. Christina Cantrell Robert & Jo Anne Caruso Mary Case Amy Cathey Amanda & Kevin Chheda Ms. Catherine Choudary John Clapp John H. Clark Ms. Michele T. Classe Ms. Dorothy Cole Dr. & Mrs. Joseph W. Cook Mr. & Mrs. Richard Coonen Tom Covington Mr. Todd Croy Mr. Michael Curtis Rennie Cuthbertson Virginia A. Davis Mike Dyer John Alday & Rebecca Fant The Federico Family Robert & Catherine Flynn James C. Fort Chakana Fowler Jerry Fox Richard & Karen Fuentes Mary & John Gaertner Melisa & Frank Galasso Harvey & Cindy Gantt Ms. Donna Glenn Alan & Ruth Goldberg Mr. & Mrs. Larry Goodgame

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Mr. & Mrs. Craig Green Michael & Jordan Green Mr. & Mrs. William Griesmyer Spencer Guthery John Habit Elizabeth Hage Rob Hammock & Caroline Chambre Hammock Mr. Rick Hargis Mr. Christopher Harris Mr. Charles Haughey Patrick & Johanne Hawk Ms. Phyllis Herschenfeld Barbara Holt Ms. Kelli Hopp-Michlosky Dr. & Mrs. Alexander Horowitz Barbara Horstmann James Horton & Kathy Reardon Lis & James Hoveland Ben & Christy Hume Betty Hunter Cynthia B. Irby Martha D. Jones Joseph & Patty Kahle Margot Kaiser Mr. & Mrs. Harold G. Karn Madhu Katta John & Ardis Koch Mrs. S. Lacy Ms. Wendy Laxton John J. Locke Dr. & Mrs. Thomas T. Long III Skip & Ginny Long Ms. Suzanne Lowry Bob & Mary Anne MacCaughelty Stuart & Allison Malter Bruce & Leigh Marsh Joan W. Martin & Pat Burgess Theodore & Katherine Martinez Ed & Wendy Matthews Ms. Judy Mayo Guy T. & Meredith Hance McBride James & Stephanie McGarvey Mr. Manuel V. Medeiros Ms. Katharina Miles Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Moline Sallie & Joe Moody Ms. Karen Murdock Jim & Linda Nash Dimitris & Jennifer Papageorgiou Cookie & Jerry Parnell

Ms. Carolyn Parrington Rose & Bailey Patrick Paula & Robert Paul Catherine Philpott Mr. Conrad Puckett Joann Rautenberg Emily & Brian Reinicker Dr. Livia Robicsek Mr. & Mrs. Albert E. Rodgers Stanley & Louise Rose Julie Ruterbories Nancy Rutledge & Jim Rutledge Sarah E. Schoedinger Dr. Stephen P. Schultz & Donna Dutton Mr. & Mrs. William S. Schwartz Sarah E. Schoedinger Dr. & Mrs. Marvin Shapiro David Small Fred H. Smith Carol Smith Nancy & Richard Stark James & Ellie Stephens Tim & Mary Stokes Larry Stratemeyer Cornelius Tate Carrie & Jeffrey Teixeira Mr. Razvan Theodoru & Mrs. Isabelle Cantin Dr. & Mrs. Thiedeman Robert & Mary Thornberry Patti Tracey & Chris Hudson Ms. Nancy Tretsch Minyan Wang Jenny & Henry Ward Ms. Leslie Webster Mr. Erik Weghorst Lyman Welton Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Wertheimer Ms. Mary Lindeman Wilson Ms. Carol Wilson Mr. & Mrs. Earnest Winston Allen & Clara Wolfe Ms. Haojin Wu

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Every gift makes a difference. Make your contribution today:

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SPONSORS CORPORATE PARTNERS We are grateful for the following outstanding corporate funders: $250,000 +

$100,000 - $249,999

$50,000 - $99,999

$20,000 - $49,999

$10,000 - $19,999

$5,000 - $9,999 Duke Energy/Piedmont Natural Gas Kingfisher Capital

For more information, please contact Amanda LoCascio, Director of Corporate Engagement at 704.714.5138 or alocascio@charlottesymphony.org

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SPONSORS GOVERNMENT & FOUNDATION SUPPORT We are grateful for the following outstanding foundation and government funders: $100,000 +

$50,000 - $99,999 Dickson Foundation

The Truist Charitable Fund is a donor-advised fund created by Truist and administered by The Winston-Salem Foundation

$20,000 - $49,999

DG Brungard Foundation

Mariam & Robert Hayes Charitable Trust

The Trexler Foundation

$10,000 - $19,999

Blumenthal Foundation Charlotte Mecklenburg Community Foundation Cole Foundation

John S. & James L. Knight Foundation The Maurer Family Foundation

$5,000 - $9,999 AT&T Foundation The George W. & Ruth R. Baxter Foundation The Jack H & Ruth C. Campbell Foundation

The Charlotte Assembly Dunspaugh-Dalton Foundation, Inc.

$2,500 - $4,999 Barnhardt/Thomas Trust Springsteen Foundation

Stanly County Community Foundation Winer Family Foundation

For more information, please contact Toni Freeman, Grant Writer at development@charlottesymphony.org

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Articles inside

Concert Program

Program Notes

A Message from the President & CEO

Artist Biographies